Originally Posted by capt_noonie (Post 3165474)

Well, there's bad news and good news. Good news is no parasites, and stool sample was negative. Bad news is Uni has mild pancreatitis. :( Her numbers came back a little high (amylase) 1237, and kind of high (Lipase) 1097, with high range of normal being 695. So the Dr said no more lamb (which she loves, and I guess I overdid it on her, my fault again:( ) too rich for her. He also said if she doesn't want to eat, don't force her bc she will eat when she wants, she is not prone to hypoglycemia. So, that means Uni is lose weight again. She is juuuust shy of 6 lbs, and at her self regulating weight she is only a hair over 5, so I guess she will just have to stay there.

Still has not pooped today, just last night, which is good, diahreah is stopping. Ate only about a teaspoon or so of the a/d again. Took her for her regular walk routine and walked fine the first half, second half she walked really slow. Now she's sleeping on her hammock.

So Dr said her case is mild enough to just be regulated with her diet.

PS, whoever suggested the 2 spoons crushing method, thanks! :thumbup: I tried crushing it with just one spoon in the bowl and the pill slipped out and flew across the counter! :thumbdown

Thank you all again for your thoughts. Uni should be back to 100% in a few days! :love:

Originally Posted by capt_noonie (Post 3164552)

One minute she wants to play and eat, next she doesn't. I can tell she's feeling a bit better though. she got out a cow tail and was chomping on it, even threw it around for a while. i took that as a sign she was hungry. Gave her some plain cooked chicken (about 1/2 a strip) and ate it with ZEAL! Then gave her some chicken with the a/d and med crushed in it, hmmm not so much. :(

forced some water down with a straw. Gonna give her the antibiotic med at midnite. Poop still thinner than doo doo butter. Bf asked me how I am not gagging while trying to get the stool sample in the jar. Oh, question, will the stool sample still be ok by the morning? If there are parasites in there, will the tests be able to show them since the sample is not fresh and hot out the bum? Will the lil buggers still be alive and able to register on the test? i hope I got enough brown slime... they charged me for the test already. :(

Thank you everyone for the well wishes and good vibes. Uni and I love all you guys! :love:

Originally Posted by capt_noonie (Post 3165474)

Well, there's bad news and good news. Good news is no parasites, and stool sample was negative. Bad news is Uni has mild pancreatitis. :( Her numbers came back a little high (amylase) 1237, and kind of high (Lipase) 1097, with high range of normal being 695. So the Dr said no more lamb (which she loves, and I guess I overdid it on her, my fault again:( ) too rich for her. He also said if she doesn't want to eat, don't force her bc she will eat when she wants, she is not prone to hypoglycemia. So, that means Uni is lose weight again. She is juuuust shy of 6 lbs, and at her self regulating weight she is only a hair over 5, so I guess she will just have to stay there.

Still has not pooped today, just last night, which is good, diahreah is stopping. Ate only about a teaspoon or so of the a/d again. Took her for her regular walk routine and walked fine the first half, second half she walked really slow. Now she's sleeping on her hammock.

So Dr said her case is mild enough to just be regulated with her diet.

PS, whoever suggested the 2 spoons crushing method, thanks! :thumbup: I tried crushing it with just one spoon in the bowl and the pill slipped out and flew across the counter! :thumbdown

Thank you all again for your thoughts. Uni should be back to 100% in a few days! :love:

Originally Posted by Ellie May (Post 3165487)

Pancreatitis is no fun. :(
The A/D is extremely high in fat and should not be given to a dog with pancreatitis (unless vet said to).

Hoping she gets better soon. :)

Originally Posted by dwerten (Post 3165662)

oh forgot I was going to say do not walk her until she is 100% as her little body needs to heal and pancreatitis is very painful so best to let her just rest for now. The pancreatitis really knocks them out. My mom had it as a human and my grandma and both said it is EXTREMELY painful.

Originally Posted by capt_noonie (Post 3165699)

I tried to walk her to get her to poop, but she didn't. I'm still wondering if its super thin or not. She's still resting now. No playing either? She wanted to play last night, I took it as a good sign.

Originally Posted by dwerten (Post 3165712)

it is a good sign but she needs to rest

If her poops are thin then that means her intestines are inflamed and dogs can have high lipase and amylase with IBD episodes too and IBD dogs have thin poops as it is inflammatory bowel disease. Dogs can also test high on cpli test too with ibd. They can have diarrhea with pancreatitis but more common to have vomitting - sounds like large intestines are the issue since diarrhea.

Originally Posted by capt_noonie (Post 3165733)

I said I don't know if her poops are still thin. She hasn't pooped since last night.

What is cpli? Is that on the bloodwork? I don't see those letters on here. Or is it a different test altogether?